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Biography
Jillian Strecker has a BA in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, a MA in Russian literature from University College London, and has completed coursework in classical education from the University of Dallas. She is currently working on a doctorate in humanities from Faulkner University. Jillian has shared her passion for literature, writing, and poetry with children at private schools in New York City and New Orleans for over a decade. She is also a homeschool mom who has been educating her children for more than 15 years. Additionally, Jillian is a published poet whose book of children's poetry, Carousel Gardens, was a finalist in The William Faulkner Competition. She is currently working to get her book of poetry for adults published. When not teaching and writing, Jillian loves reading literature. Her favorite writers are Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ray Bradbury, H.G. Wells, Flannery O’ Connor, and Charles Dickens. She also loves riding her bike with her husband, baking, and watching the original Twilight Zone series with a large bowl of popcorn.